Week 2 Scores

 

Game Preview: Whitehaven at East St. Louis

In 2011, the Whitehaven Tigers celebrated Labor Day weekend with a win over a nationally ranked opponent nearly 300 miles away from their Elvis Presley Boulevard home. On Sunday they will look to continue the tradition when they travel back to East St. Louis for the City of Champions Classic.  The game against national power East St. Louis High School will be the highlight in the 4 game event.

The East St. Louis Flyers are a favorite to win the state championship in Illinois’ highest classification.  They return 8 starters on offense, and 8 starters on defense.  The Flyers are anchored by 6’, 200 lb running back Natereance Strong, who last season ran for over 750 yards and scored 7 touchdowns, as a freshman.  He was named to the MaxPrep Freshman All-American Team. 

Hurricane Isaac hits Desoto County Football

Because of potential downpouring and severe weather, due to Hurrican Issac, Desoto County has moved all of its games from Friday to Thursday.  The following games have been rescheduled:

DeSoto Central @ Lake Cormorant
Byhalia @ Center Hill
Lewisburg @ North Panola

Game Preview: MUS at Fayetteville

Thursday night, Memphis University School will travel over 300 miles to play the defending 7A Arkansas State Champions.  It will be MUS’s second game this season (of three) against a defending state champion.  The game, against Fayetteville High School, will be played at Razorback Stadium two nights before the University of Arkansas opens its season on the same field.   The game will be a part of Hootens.com Kickoff Week. 

Week 1 Recap

White Station 35 Arlington 27

White Station (1-1) Arlington (1-1)

The Spartans built a huge lead and withstood a furious rally by the Tigers. White Station was up 35-13 early in the 4th quarter following Donald Gray's third TD of the game. But Arlington QB Drew Reed wasn't finished. Reed threw 2 TD passes in the 4th, one to Justin Boring and one to Omari Hampton to cut the lead to 8 with about a minute to play but the Spartans were able to hold on for the victory. White Station will play Hamilton on Thursday, Aug. 30 while Arlington will play Cordova next.St.

Game Recap: Louisville 42, Ridgeway 41

The Ridgeway Roadrunners traveled to Louisville, Mississippi and participated in what turned out to be a wildly entertaining game.  Ridgwayfootball.net has a recap of the game:

Sr RB Orlando Johnson rushed for 249 yards 3TD and had 3 rec for 66 yards 1TD. Johnson accounted for 315 total yards and 4TD. So. QB Braxton Conard completed 15-27 for 246 2TD. So. FB Earl Harrison rushed for 51 yards on 9 carries and 1TD. Harrison also had a 16 yard reception. The Roadrunners also got a 18 yard TD catch from Sr WR Darren Goudeau. Ridgeways offense looked powerful in totaling more than 520 yards offense. WR Toreano Barnes added 2 catches and TE Marquette Murdock had 3 catches. The offensive line was awesome all game, not allowing a sack and opening big holes for Johnson.

Dana Payne Tribute Video

Steve Smith put together a great Dana Payne Tribute Video.  If you have new game or player highlights you want posted on this site, send them our way.

Week 1 Scores

Week 1 is finally here!  Click here for all the updated scores and stats for tonights games.  Keep checking back for updates and new features.  Have a score or stat?  Tweet it at us!! @ShelbyMetroPreps.

You can also check us out on AM560 from 6:00 - 6:30 on the Shelby Metro Pre-game Show, and from 9:30-11:00 on the Shelby Metro Scoreboard Show.

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Dana Payne Memorial Fund

As you know very well by now, Millington football player Dana Payne passed away Tuesday afternoon during practice.  The Commercial Appeal's John Varlas wrote a very good piece about the situation and family. 

A memorial fund has been set up in Dana Paynes name.  Donations can be made to any First Tennessee Bank or First South Credit Union location. 

After meeting with Dana's family, Millington has decided to play their season opener this Friday at Kirby. 

Tragedy in Millington

The Millington Central High School family is coming to grips with a tragedy that happened on the football field.   Dana Payne, a sophomore at Millington, died during practice this afternoon.  He was rushed to Le Bonheur after CPR was performed on the field.  Millington was preparing for this Friday's upcoming game at Kirby.

This is the second major adversity the Millington football community has had to endure in the past 15 years.  In 1997, sophomore Mario Reed was paralyzed during a home football game against Houston.

Our thought and prayers and with the Payne family, and the Millington community.

Week 0 Recap

Arlington 31 Murfreesboro Oakland 28

Arlington (1-0)

Drew Reed threw for 244 yds and 3 TD as the Tigers defeated the Patriots 31-28. The game was tied at 14 less than a minute before halftime when Reed's pass was intercepted by Oakland's Tyson Cope and returned 100 yds for a TD. The Tigers made the most of their opportunities in the second half outscoring the Patriots 17-7. Tiger WR Justin Boring caught 10 passes for 89 yds and a TD. Travon Willis led Oakland with 107 yds rushing and 3 TD's. Next up for Arlington is White Station.

MUS Helmet Play: What's the Rule?

MUS running back Shane Tucker was just a few strides away from capping off a 21 point comeback against Nashville Ensworth Friday night when the play was abruptly whistled dead.  While breaking a tackle, Tucker's helmet came off.  With nothing between Tucker and the endzone but grass, the referee stopped the play due to a rule the NHSF installed to curve concussions.  Chris Evans, from MyPrimaryFocus, caught the action on camera in a series of photos.  The rule, 4.4.2, vaguely explains that if the ball carrier's helmet comes off during a play, that it is immediately ruled dead, and the ball is placed at the spot where the helmet came off.While the rule was probably instated with good intentions, strict compliance with it may not be practical.  Rules that are put in place to protect high school football player's safety are completely necessary, but in this case Tucker was not in danger.  The rule overstepped its intention and greatly effected the outcome of a game.

Week 0 Scores

Football is finally here!  Click here for all the updated scores and stats for tonights games.  Keep checking back for updates and new features.  Have a score or stat?  Tweet it at us!! @ShelbyMetroSports. 

You can also check us out on AM560 from 6:00 - 6:30 on the Shelby Metro Pre-game Show, and from 9:40-11:00 on the Shelby Metro Scoreboard.

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